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Books That Kill: 3 Poisonous Renaissance Manuscripts Discovered in School Library

If you plan on doing lots of summer reading this year, be sure to keep the safety basics in mind: Always keep your page-turning fingers hydrated; never enter an unfamiliar fictional world without a compass; and — most important — watch out for poisonous books. Odd as it may sound,...

Do Spicy Snacks Really Cause Gallbladder Problems?

A Tennessee teen needed gallbladder surgery after consuming large amounts of spicy snacks, according to news reports. But could spicy snacks really have caused her gallbladder problems? The 17-year-old, Rene Craighead, estimated she was eating about four bags of hot snacks a week, like Flamin' Hot Cheetos and Takis, according...

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Hidden Compartments in This Wrecked Confederate Submarine Could Solve a 150-Year-Old Mystery
Hidden Compartments in This Wrecked Confederate Submarine Could Solve a 150-Year-Old Mystery
The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley was a 40-foot-long (12 meter) sausage of bulletproof iron built in Mobile, Alabama, and propelled through the water by seven daring men cranking a single, giant screw. It was, it's fair to say, not the safest place in which to spend the Civil War. During...
The Edge of Space Just Crept 12 Miles Closer to Earth
The Edge of Space Just Crept 12 Miles Closer to Earth
Did you feel that? Does it suddenly feel a little bit stuffier in here to you? Does it feel like, I don't know… outer space just got 12 miles (20 kilometers) closer? Nothing actually moved, of course (unless you count the constant and increasing expansion of the universe). But according...
What Is Dry Cleaning?
What Is Dry Cleaning?
Despite the name, dry cleaning is a process that uses liquids other than water to clean clothes, bedding, upholstery and other types of fabrics. Water can damage certain fabrics — such as wool, leather and silk — and a washing machine can wreak havoc on buttons, lace, sequins and other...
Gravity Waves Ripple Across Antarctica's Skies, and Researchers Think They Know Why
Gravity Waves Ripple Across Antarctica's Skies, and Researchers Think They Know Why
Seven years ago, a group of researchers detected something strange above Antarctica's skies. Large, mysterious ripples were propagating across Earth's atmosphere. These so-called inertia-gravity waves are oscillations of air formed by the force of Earth's gravity and rotation. These waves aren't uncommon and occur frequently in various parts of Earth's...
Mummy Wearing Gold-Gilded Face Mask Discovered at Ancient Egypt Burial Ground
Mummy Wearing Gold-Gilded Face Mask Discovered at Ancient Egypt Burial Ground
A silver face mask gilded with gold, a mummification workshop, mummies and sarcophagi have all been discovered at a tomb complex in Saqqara, Egypt, an Egyptian-German team announced this morning (July 14). The complex contains several burial shafts dug into the ground, some of them extending more than 100 feet...
Photos: White Sands National Monument
Photos: White Sands National Monument
A big place (Image credit: Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher)The Desierto de Chihuahua is the largest desert in North America as it covers over 200,000 square miles (517,998 square kilometers) and extends deep into the Central Plateau of Mexico. Its many endemic plant species suggest that the desert just might...
Why Are There 9 Supreme Court Justices?
Why Are There 9 Supreme Court Justices?
Supreme Court justice Anthony Kenneday said he's retiring at the end of July, meaning the court will hold just eight justices until a new nominee gets confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Eight justices also manned the court between February 2016 when Justice Antonin Scalia died and Neil Gorsuch was confirmed...
Shocking Global Map Shows the Extent of a Global Heat Wave
Shocking Global Map Shows the Extent of a Global Heat Wave
Earth is boiling under record-high temperatures. Global heat waves have landed thousands of people in the hospital and fueled massive wildfires in places ranging from Greece to the Arctic Circle. An animation called earth shows just how high worldwide temperatures really are. The animation, designed by computer programmer Cameron Beccario,...

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